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MICHAEL BOND
to real corn – two large gra i n s f i s h ed K D s tyl e o n a l i t t l e s i z e
8 Kurv Shank and si mply re p e ate d t he p ro c e s s . I wa d e d b a ck
o u t to my little clear spo ts ( e ac h t h e si z e o f a te n n i s b a l l ) a n d
h a nd placed my newly twe ake d r i gs . B o t h th e r i g s a n d s p o ts
l o oked am azing; if tho se s li p p ery c ar p eve r c a me b a c k , I j u s t
h a d to get a bite…
I waited with great expecta t i o n s fo r t he n ex t mo rn i n g to c o m e ,
c o nvinced I was going to n a i l my f i rs t B lu e L a g o o n ca r p s i n c e
c o ming back. If they followe d t he i r p rev i o us pa t te r n s f ro m th e
p revious two mornings, I j us t h ad to g e t a b i te ! T h e m o rn i n g
c a me, but it didn’t look g o o d , a s t he w i n d h a d t u rn e d . S a d ly
t h ey didn’t return on that la s t mo r ni ng , b u t I h a d s e en t h e m
fe eding and had a newfoun d re sp ec t fo r my qu ar ry. Th es e c a rp
were clearly catchable, wi t h a li t t le e f fo r t .
The following weekend came round in heartbeat , and I was back
in my prebaited shelf swim, traps reset (with real corn hook
baits this time). All I needed was for Mr. Carp to come and say
hello. The first morning of that session they came back onto the
shelf along with a grassy of around 20lbs – I remember thinking,
oh no, PLEASE NOT THE GRASSY! These fish were becoming
predictable, and predictable fish are very catchable… With that
my alarm let out two beeps just as the outdoor swimming team
went by (very rare to see a shoal of humans swimming through
your swim, but not on the Blue Lagoon).
I picked the rod up, think i n g i t wa s o n e o f t h e l a ke ’ s m a ny
l a rge tenc h, but no – it wa s mo s t c ert ai n ly a c arp ! Afte r a
s h ort battle, a pristine low 2 0 c o m mo n we n t i n to th e n e t , a n d
I was buzzing! The little twe aks h e re a n d th e re h a d p ro d u c e d
t h e goods – four nights in , a n d i t wa s o n e n i l to m e – c o m e
o n ! A friend came round to d o th e t ro p hy s h o t s , a n d t h e l i t tl e
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